Stimulants used to treat ADHD are sympathomimetics, triggering neurochemical release and nervous system activation similar to the sympathetic nervous system.

“drugs to treat ADHD which are fall under the category of stimulants are sympathomimetics because they trigger the release of neurochemicals and the activation of components of our nervous system that very much resemble the activation of the so-called sympathetic nervous system the one that makes us more alert and more aroused”